The SARUS Festival is open to all genres of art including performance art, visual art, dance, theatre, digital arts, sound art, sculpture, music, and installations. The applications will be looked at thoroughly by our directors, who will make a final decision on the programming. If you are accepted to perform at the SARUS Festival you will be contacted via email.

All accepted projects have to be performed/presented on the dates of the festival as announced in the application materials below. All people included in your project have to be available and on site at that time.

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Application for SARUS Festival - applications are accepted year round

What location do you envision for your project/performance? This is a festival that puts a lot of emphasis on site-specificity, so please answer this question carefully and in response to the locations we list. If your location is not listed, describe what your ideal location looks like and we will try to find it for you. *

How long will your piece/project be? Is it a 20 minute performance, or an ongoing installation, or a shorter work that you would like to repeat several times, etc... *

Does your project intersect with the topic? Please explain how it intersects. This text also will be used for press and the website!!! *

Describe your tech needs. Remember, we have very limited resources. This question si geared particularly towards anything that has to do with sound, lighting, power, extension cords, people you need to turn your music on and off, etc... *

Your artist statement. This will be used for the web site and press. This is a statement about why you work, or how you work, what inspires you as an artist, what you think your role is as an artist, etc... In addition, it would be nice to have a short statement about your proposed project/piece, why you created it and what your intent is. *

Describe your project in one sentence. This sentence is the description that we will use for the website and press releases. So it should represent your piece in a way that will make people want to go see it! Make this an exciting sentence, please. *

Describe your project in detail. We need to understand what it is you are doing, why and how. This is a question about technical things, such as: where is the audience, are you changing the environment in any way, are you handing stuff to people, are you planning on interacting with people, where are audiences supposed to sit/stand, etc. *

Describe how you imagine your process and development period on location will be organized and implemented. We would like to understand how you work and what you expect or need. This includes a time line, ideal schedule, space needs, etc... It would not hurt to include a proposed reherasal and performance schedule including your need for set-up, strike, warm-up time, crew support, etc...we need details here. *

Your Biography. This will be used on the websit. We need a short, well written bio that explains your background and experience. *

Your website address(es). These will be listed on the website... *

Links to videos on youtube/vimeo... *

Anything else you'd like to mention...? *

Please read the following 'Release Form' and 'Understanding of Financial Situation' carefully and sign below by typing your name.

Release of Liability Alban Elved Dance Company (“AEDC”) is the organizer of the Sarus Festival for Site-specific & Experimental Art (“SARUS Festival”). In connection with my participation in any events of AEDC, including any events during “SARUS Festival” (the “Events”), I agree as follows: I am presenting my own work, or am participating in someone else's work, at the SARUS Festival at my own risk. I understand that the Events may be physically strenuous and potentially hazardous. I voluntarily participate in the Events with full knowledge that there is a risk of personal injury or death, and I assume any and all risks associated with participation in these activities, including but not limited to, falls, contact with other participants, spectators or others, the effect of the weather, including heat and/or humidity, traffic and other conditions, and any damage to, or theft or loss of property, all such risks being known and appreciated by me. I agree to abide by any decision of an Event official with respect to my ability to safely participate in the Events or if medical attention is necessary in connection with my participation in the Events. I agree that I, my heirs, assigns, legal representatives or anyone else entitled to act on my behalf hereby waives and releases AEDC and SARUS Festival and its officers, directors, employees, representatives, volunteers, collaborators and subcontractors from all present and future claims and liabilities of any kind, known or unknown, arising out of or in connection with my participation in the Events, and that neither I nor my heirs, assigns, legal representatives nor anyone else entitled to act on my behalf will sue or make any other claims of any kind whatsoever against AEDC or its members, officers, representatives, volunteers, collaborators, subcontractors or agents for any personal damage/loss, property damage, loss or theft of personal belongings or wrongful death, whether caused by negligence or otherwise on the part of AEDC, its collaborators or any third party. I agree that I will defend, indemnify and hold AEDC and its officers, directors, employees, volunteers, collaborators and affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, suits and expenses arising out of my actions or negligence in connection with the Events. I grant permission to AEDC to use, or authorize others to use, my name, image or other records of my participation in the Events in any media, including photographs and audio and/or video recordings without remuneration, and I waive any rights of publicity, defamation or any other proprietary or personal rights in connection therewith. I have carefully read the above release of liability and fully understand and agree to the above.

Understanding of Financial Situation

I understand that the SARUS Festival is not liable to pay me or my group for presenting my work/project in the SARUS Festival for Site-specific & Experimental Art. I understand that all costs related to participation are my own responsibility, including travel, material, project, rehearsal and performance related expenses.